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the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. i don't know. how did you get here? [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly as i planned.. really? now save up to 60% during summer hotel sale. use code "summer" on priceline's. what makes the sleep what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh, yeah! once you experience it, there's no going back. don't miss the final days of our summer closeout, for the biggest savings on all sleep number memory foam and iseries bed sets. only at the sleep nu
the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. i don't know. how did you get here? [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly as i...
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cuts, the tax -- bush tax cuts and they would have a plan to negotiate tax reform this year and we'd be well into deficit deal and tax reform right now and then he could move on to the next agenda item. well, it didn't quite work out that way. now they have to figure out what is the first agenda item? is it immigration? is it going to be guns? so we have to figure out what are they going to move on right away? >> wait one second because we're at an important juncture. i want to go back to wolf for a second. i believe we're nearing the end of our inaugural parade. >> this is the last band. this is the second to the last band. go ahead. >> these are the firefighters of idaho performing together for the first time for the inaugural parade from idaho, as i mentioned, comprised of fire departments across the state. 20 bagpipers, seven drummers and the bagpipers are dressed in kilts, as you can see, while the other marchers are wearing color guard attire. the firefighters of idaho, we're excited for the opportunity as everyone is to come and perform and represent their state in this 57th i
cuts, the tax -- bush tax cuts and they would have a plan to negotiate tax reform this year and we'd be well into deficit deal and tax reform right now and then he could move on to the next agenda item. well, it didn't quite work out that way. now they have to figure out what is the first agenda item? is it immigration? is it going to be guns? so we have to figure out what are they going to move on right away? >> wait one second because we're at an important juncture. i want to go back to...
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. >> asking barack obama not to be a big-spending, high-taxing liberal is a denial of everything that we've learned about him in his career. it's much better for the house republicans to say, this is what we're prepared to do. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in a general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> does he have a point? do you think this is a message from the former speaker that's worth heeding? >> well, we definitely want to work with president obama, and we're at the beginning of the 113th congress. i would also say that this is our moment, though. the american people know that our economy is struggling right now, partly because of the debt that is impacting american families, hard-working taxpayers all across this country. when president obama was in the senate, when he was a u.s. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. and he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point. and so i would, at the beginning of this congress, hope that the president would make this a new start, where we c
. >> asking barack obama not to be a big-spending, high-taxing liberal is a denial of everything that we've learned about him in his career. it's much better for the house republicans to say, this is what we're prepared to do. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in a general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> does he have a point? do you think this is a message from the former speaker that's worth heeding? >> well, we...
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they are processing 150 million tax returns. that's a huge undertaking so what happens is in the fall, they begin testing the system out, updating it. they didn't get a chance to do that because they didn't come to work to do it. >> alison, also delayed by the shutdown, the release of the september jobs report. that came out this morning, 148,000 jobs added. that's less than the month before, less than anticipated. but the unemployment rate fell from 7.3% to 7.2%. so it's sort of a mixed report. how are people seeing it? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, first the good stuff. the unemployment rate fell and it fell for a good reason. because people are finding work, not just dropping out of the labor force, something we saw in the earlier reports. that's where they weren't counted. so there's good news there that the unemployment rate fell. look at this. it's slow, the job growth, i'm talking about. it hasn't budged for three years. this is where the problem is. you look this year, we're averaging about 178,000 jobs being added per mont
they are processing 150 million tax returns. that's a huge undertaking so what happens is in the fall, they begin testing the system out, updating it. they didn't get a chance to do that because they didn't come to work to do it. >> alison, also delayed by the shutdown, the release of the september jobs report. that came out this morning, 148,000 jobs added. that's less than the month before, less than anticipated. but the unemployment rate fell from 7.3% to 7.2%. so it's sort of a mixed...
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and importantly, there's at least one tax, a tax on pacemakers, a tax on artificial hips that frankly 79 members of the united states senate voted on. harry reid, himself, called it a stupid idea -- >> which he corrected himself on for the record. >> was it a foolish idea? it's been voted on. were they against it before they were for it? lots of americans are working this weekend. i don't understand why the president can't work and those in the united states senate can't work. >> reporter: i will tell you the reason they give, this is from jay carney. anybody who votes for the bill is voting for a shutdown. yes, you have the house, you don't have the senate and you don't have the white house. isn't that what you are doing? >> maybe they are shutting it down. senator of west virginia says we ought to lay it for a year. the first democrat, every single day that people are having to deal with obama care, it's getting less and less popular. i can't pick up my own constituent now. just today, a guy said i got cut back to 29 hours. another said you know what? my health care premiums went up
and importantly, there's at least one tax, a tax on pacemakers, a tax on artificial hips that frankly 79 members of the united states senate voted on. harry reid, himself, called it a stupid idea -- >> which he corrected himself on for the record. >> was it a foolish idea? it's been voted on. were they against it before they were for it? lots of americans are working this weekend. i don't understand why the president can't work and those in the united states senate can't work....
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and i don't believe we can really do -- >> you mean raise taxes? >> yeah, eliminating deductions and loopholes, count me in for that but put the money on the debt. >> right, that is the framework of a deal that is out there. further revenue coupled with entitlement reform. the reality is what lindsey graham is saying, republicans can't get what they prized most, the entitlement reform that will slow the growth of government without president obama's signature for the next four years. and the only way to get that is by tying it to revenue. and if you think about the president's long-term goals here, accelerating economic growth delivers better outcomes for the key initiatives is critical. and all of these constant land mine explosions are serving nobody. >> and right now the president has the upper hand, wolf. his favorability is 49%'s republican favorability, 29%. but in the long-term, if they can't get past this, if they can't avert the shutting down of the government at the end of march, it is going to hurt all of them. and that is why we heard,
and i don't believe we can really do -- >> you mean raise taxes? >> yeah, eliminating deductions and loopholes, count me in for that but put the money on the debt. >> right, that is the framework of a deal that is out there. further revenue coupled with entitlement reform. the reality is what lindsey graham is saying, republicans can't get what they prized most, the entitlement reform that will slow the growth of government without president obama's signature for the next four...
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but needs more tax revenue to come into the u.s. treasury, and the republicans say you got that at the end of december to avoid the fiscal cliff, no more increase in tax revenue. they can adjust loopholes, whatever, but if they do that, they lower the tax rate. if there's no more tax revenues coming in and they hold firm to that, can there be a deal? >> no. if everybody holds firm, we are where we were before the charm offensive. i think that depends what you think the point was. if the point was to come up with a big deal, i don't know that that's possible, and the president doesn't know if that's possible and neither do republicans. and by the way, let's also point out he talked to democrats that don't want to touch entitlements. it becomes where do you cut from medicare, cut more from hospitals and doctors? there are multiple problems on the policy front. i think it becomes harder to demonize your opponent when you have a little lunch with them, you talked, you see they're human beings. in terms of moving forward on a big deal, i
but needs more tax revenue to come into the u.s. treasury, and the republicans say you got that at the end of december to avoid the fiscal cliff, no more increase in tax revenue. they can adjust loopholes, whatever, but if they do that, they lower the tax rate. if there's no more tax revenues coming in and they hold firm to that, can there be a deal? >> no. if everybody holds firm, we are where we were before the charm offensive. i think that depends what you think the point was. if the...
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> there's been a twist in the search behind the ricin-laced letters to president obama and others. we've got the very latest. victor? >> wolf, the focus of this investigation has shifted to a former politician who's also a tae kwon do instructor, everett dusky. according to authorities, dusky befriended the father of one of the tae kwon do students. some time they spent together recently agitated the fbi. >> are you concerned that your son is involved in this ricin incident at all? >> i don't think so. i know my son's not. >> melvin said his son, kirk, knows nothing about those poisonous letters sent to president obama, a senator and a mississippi judge, and brings noth
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com but i wondered what a customer thought? describe the first time you met. you brought the flex in... as soon as i met fiona and i was describing the problem we were having with our rear brakes, she immediately triaged the situation, knew exactly what was wrong with it, the car was diagnosed properly, it was fixed correctly i have confidence knowing that if i take to ford it's going to be done correctly with the right parts and the right people. get a free brake inspection and brake pads installed for just 49.95 after rebates when you use the ford service credit card. did you tell him to say all of that? no, he's right thoh... >>> as investigators learn more about the suspects in these horrific bombings here in boston cnn's anderson cooper has been talking to an unbelievably brave survivor. this dancer lost her lef
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the judge says omar obama pays his taxes and meets the requirements for a green card. during the hearing, omar obama testified, and i'm quoting him now, "i do have a nephew, he's the president of the united states." >>> when we come back, an estimated $10,000 in holiday donations allegedly stolen from the salvation army right here in the nation's capital, and the whole thing was caught on tape. you're going to find out how it happened. >>> and this year, santa could be delivering your christmas gifts with fighter jets on his tail. we have details of what the u.s. military is now planning. this was the hardest decision i've ever had to make. jim, i adore the pool at your hotel. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotels' robes are fabulous. i have twelve of them. twelve? shhhh, i'm worth it& what i'm trying to say is, it's so hard to pick just one of you, so i'm choosing all of you with hotels.com. a loyalty program that requires no loyalty. plus members can win a free night every day only at hotels.com see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive
the judge says omar obama pays his taxes and meets the requirements for a green card. during the hearing, omar obama testified, and i'm quoting him now, "i do have a nephew, he's the president of the united states." >>> when we come back, an estimated $10,000 in holiday donations allegedly stolen from the salvation army right here in the nation's capital, and the whole thing was caught on tape. you're going to find out how it happened. >>> and this year, santa could...
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we're not raising taxes, we're actually cutting taxes. >> you're saying because the bush tax cuts have expired yesterday? >> yes. >> and what about the democrats? vice president joe biden is very much back in the conversation for 2016, after a shout-out from the president. >> i want to thank all of the leaders of the house and senate. in particular, i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president, joe biden. >> reporter: but there's one problem, the fiscal mess that is so big, even deficit hawk, alan simpson, did the gangnam style to call attention to it, hasn't gone anywhere. >> let me just say that if this is a problem that we haven't dealt with before the next presidential election, 2016, nobody should want or have that job, because the country will be in such bad shape. >> so the fiscal cliff was just a preview of coming attractions. votes on the debt ceiling and those spending cuts in the fiscal cliff are just around the corner. and they could, potentially, make or break some of the political careers of some of these potential candidates that we're watchi
we're not raising taxes, we're actually cutting taxes. >> you're saying because the bush tax cuts have expired yesterday? >> yes. >> and what about the democrats? vice president joe biden is very much back in the conversation for 2016, after a shout-out from the president. >> i want to thank all of the leaders of the house and senate. in particular, i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president, joe biden. >> reporter: but there's one...
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this big mac cost me $3.99 before taxes. but if minimum wage went up to $15 an hour, a cost of a big mac could go up $65 cents and a big mac meal could go up $1. in d.c. a proposal requiring higher wages at big box real retailer has walmart saying it will cancel construction at three of its stores. >> you lose it on positions for those entry level positions and actually hurt those people you were intending to help who are maybe living in poverty. >> reporter: and he warns more employers could turn to automation instead of hiring. he said they could do what the chile's restaurant chain is doing and cut out an entire segment of the workforce. they started to eliminate the bus boy position and had servers do the bussing. they said it saved $25 million in labor costs. wolf? >> so will raising the minimum wage help workers? will it kill jobs? bernie sanders of vermont would like to see the wage increase. and douglas doesn't think it would be a good job. doug, what's wrong with raising the minimum wage? >> sounds great until you a
this big mac cost me $3.99 before taxes. but if minimum wage went up to $15 an hour, a cost of a big mac could go up $65 cents and a big mac meal could go up $1. in d.c. a proposal requiring higher wages at big box real retailer has walmart saying it will cancel construction at three of its stores. >> you lose it on positions for those entry level positions and actually hurt those people you were intending to help who are maybe living in poverty. >> reporter: and he warns more...
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the treasury inspector for tax administration has been conducting an audit of this situation. i spoke with an official there a short time ago who said a report is due out next week. i should also tell you our own dana bash confirmed through a congressional source that irs officials knew about this issue as early as june of 2011. the issue is what you spoke about, the idea that some groups, tea party groups, conservative groups, especially groups that had tea party or patriot in their name were subjected to a lot of extra scrutiny. i spoke with a tea party group yesterday that said they were asked to show all of their facebook fan comments on their facebook page, which would have amounted to thousands of pages of paper, still haven't heard back from the irs on the application for tax exempt status, having put in for it back in 2009. so this is a big issue that's angered a lot of people. this is being investigated. the white house also believes it should be investigated. i also had a chance to speak with republican orrin hatch, senator from utah. listen to what he had to say abo
the treasury inspector for tax administration has been conducting an audit of this situation. i spoke with an official there a short time ago who said a report is due out next week. i should also tell you our own dana bash confirmed through a congressional source that irs officials knew about this issue as early as june of 2011. the issue is what you spoke about, the idea that some groups, tea party groups, conservative groups, especially groups that had tea party or patriot in their name were...
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they paid $112,000 in taxes total. that's state and federal, making their effective tax rate 18.4%. and they donated quite a bit of that, wolf, about $150,000. and i should also say, this was all prepared by a cpa in chicago. >> they donated -- to 23 different charities, i think. but most of it went to one charity, fisher foundation. explain why that is. >> that's right, wolf. the amount of money that went to the fisher house foundation was over $100,000, by far the largest donation. that is proceeds from the president's children's book "of thee i sing." this has gone to this foundation in recent years as well. it provides free housing of the family members of wounded service members of the military. so when they're at a military or va hospitals and receiving treatment or recovering, their family members can be with them during that time period. there's also other interesting charities that the president and first lady donated to. $2,000 to a charity called cure. citizens united for research in epilepsy. a charity founded by the wife of president obama's top aid, david axelrod. ther
they paid $112,000 in taxes total. that's state and federal, making their effective tax rate 18.4%. and they donated quite a bit of that, wolf, about $150,000. and i should also say, this was all prepared by a cpa in chicago. >> they donated -- to 23 different charities, i think. but most of it went to one charity, fisher foundation. explain why that is. >> that's right, wolf. the amount of money that went to the fisher house foundation was over $100,000, by far the largest...
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and the republicans said we raised taxes on the wealthy six or seven months ago, the public is with us. they want to seriously cut spending. no one wants to do it this way, but both sides think they have an advantage. >> this is across the board, the meat-cleaver cut is very stupid. and the president did call on house speaker john boehner, and senator mitch mcconnell, do you see any way out of it? >> not probably without it occurring in the first place. the only way out would be a backlash afterwards. >> afterward. >> you know what makes it doubly off target, it is not only the across the board nature, it is across the board aimed at the portion of the budget that nobody considers a real problem. the discretionary spending is shrinking to levels we haven't seen since the '50s. where we've seen investments in research, infrastructure, the exemptions are the entitlements. >> except for the military. >> except for the military, defense and discretionary. but the entitlements are almost completely social security, add social security here in another different category. but that, everybody
and the republicans said we raised taxes on the wealthy six or seven months ago, the public is with us. they want to seriously cut spending. no one wants to do it this way, but both sides think they have an advantage. >> this is across the board, the meat-cleaver cut is very stupid. and the president did call on house speaker john boehner, and senator mitch mcconnell, do you see any way out of it? >> not probably without it occurring in the first place. the only way out would be a...
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cuts for higher taxes. they understand that the tax debate is now closed. he says, forget about additional tax increases between now and next friday. that's close. >> one thing, if the speaker is -- believes that the american people don't think that the wealthy should pay more by closing loopholes, he he must be reading the same polls that have mitt romney winning ohio. second, i also heard what the speaker said two month ago when he came to the president and said, we he could raise a trillion dollars by closing loopholes that benefit the wealthy. so we agreed with him then. we think it's the right proposal to do. i'm not sure exactly what's changed but the speaker was right when he said there are hundreds of billions of dollars in the tax code. loopholes that benefit corporate jet owners, hedge fund managers. we can close those loopholes because we can make those tax reforms fair. >> he's opened to comprehensive entitlement reform, social security, medicare, and medicaid. but that's a big ticket item that
cuts for higher taxes. they understand that the tax debate is now closed. he says, forget about additional tax increases between now and next friday. that's close. >> one thing, if the speaker is -- believes that the american people don't think that the wealthy should pay more by closing loopholes, he he must be reading the same polls that have mitt romney winning ohio. second, i also heard what the speaker said two month ago when he came to the president and said, we he could raise a...
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and my skin color has never been a tax for me. as we talk about it, it is the wind on my back. so i think what happens is a president, this president in particular, has quite honestly been i think very weak about talking about race. he finally comes out. personalizes it. you know what hannity said. i think people don't like barack obama because he's black. let's remember that a majority of white americans did not vote for him. they voted for mccain. we talk about this kind of new place in american racial history, but i think if anything what the media has done, i'm not blaming you, young people today have been raised watching multi racial, multi ethnic shows so they think because they watch these shows that the world is equal. you know, all these shows now have the almost obl ga tri asian character, black character, white character. and i think it creates a reality that's false. most white people live in white bubbles. they go to white churches. they live in white neighborhoods. they go to white schools. that's the reality. they learn about race from television and television i
and my skin color has never been a tax for me. as we talk about it, it is the wind on my back. so i think what happens is a president, this president in particular, has quite honestly been i think very weak about talking about race. he finally comes out. personalizes it. you know what hannity said. i think people don't like barack obama because he's black. let's remember that a majority of white americans did not vote for him. they voted for mccain. we talk about this kind of new place in...
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make your tax-deductible donation by december 31st and help finish the fight. >>> for congress, 2013 is a forgettable year. fewer bills signed into law than any other congress in modern history. important must-pass items that are usually no-brainers to pass, like the farm bill, are stuck in legislative limbo. it's no wonder americans' opinions of congress is lower than car salesman and cockroaches. i'm here to give you a little hope for 2014. i talked to some senators on their way out of town who actually speak to each other across party lines, and they are optimistic about what the new year will bring. even republican susan collins, one of the few remaining gop moderates. is it better overall than you've seen it in a long time? >> first of all, compromise is not a dirty word. it doesn't mean giving up your principles. it means respecting the views of those on the other side of an issue and trying to work together to find common ground. i'm convinced that's what the american people want out of washington, and it would be helpful if we had more people in the cen
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they were cut in the good old days when the tax revenues were up. we didn't have overseas competition. we could sell all of the cars we could make that day is gone. >> reporter: and get this the detroit news reports that more than half of property owners have not paid their taxes. there have been layoffs but it's not enough. any day the michigan's governor could have sweeping powers. >> he or she could fire everybody, quite frankly. >> reporter: joe harris was detroit's auditor for ten years. >> an emergency manager has a right to throw out or rewrite union contractors a. wouldn't we feel this? >> it doesn't simply affect the average person. it affects the government workers and -- >> reporter: union workers? >> union workers. >> reporter: those are real people. >> like this mother of eight and government worker. she fears losing her job if more cuts come but knows something has to change. >> at what point does someone do something that is going to make a difference? it doesn't matter if it's the emergency manager or god. >> reporter: the rescue cou
they were cut in the good old days when the tax revenues were up. we didn't have overseas competition. we could sell all of the cars we could make that day is gone. >> reporter: and get this the detroit news reports that more than half of property owners have not paid their taxes. there have been layoffs but it's not enough. any day the michigan's governor could have sweeping powers. >> he or she could fire everybody, quite frankly. >> reporter: joe harris was detroit's...
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if a future administration is using tax laws to favor one party over another or one political view over another, obviously we're all vulnerable, and that's why as i've said, doesn't matter whether you're a democrat or republican, you should be equally outraged at even the prospect that the irs might not be acting with the kind of complete neutrality we expect. and i think we're going to be able to fix it. >> reporter: i think in general there's bipartisan outrage, but republicans in particular aren't satisfied with what they're hearing. there's a lot of information they still think deserves more clear answers, and some folks out there, some of the republican critics think the president hasn't done enough. they want an apology from the president and then you hear suggestions that some people need to go to jail. wolf? >> they certainly make those suggestions out there. it's going to continue. dan lothian, thanks very much. not only president obama's troubles reenergied traditional republicans, there were points this week when the president himself was sounding just like his critics. liste
if a future administration is using tax laws to favor one party over another or one political view over another, obviously we're all vulnerable, and that's why as i've said, doesn't matter whether you're a democrat or republican, you should be equally outraged at even the prospect that the irs might not be acting with the kind of complete neutrality we expect. and i think we're going to be able to fix it. >> reporter: i think in general there's bipartisan outrage, but republicans in...
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. >> will he cut taxes. >> he wanted to cut taxes, hasn't been able to get that through the legislature. the interesting part is he's perceived as very moderate, where you could describe him as moderate because he's a more -- he's not an -- he's a get things done, cut the best deal conservative and he has had to do that in a blue state. i think this is the fascinating test. when he's in iowa, what are the rand pauls and ted cruzes and rick santorum say? does mitt romney's blessing help or hurt? >> he's perceived as a moderate because he embraced the president of the united states on the eve of the 2012 election after super storm sandy. >> the man who by the way made sure that his state got funneled millions of dollars and stood by him when his state was in need. >> other republicans hated him for that. >> they did, but did his embrace, did the embrace mean anything to mitt romney in the end? absolutely not. >> if you speak to some romney folks, they were irritated by it. >> they were irritated by it but did it cause him the election? no, it didn't. this is a personal brand this man has.
. >> will he cut taxes. >> he wanted to cut taxes, hasn't been able to get that through the legislature. the interesting part is he's perceived as very moderate, where you could describe him as moderate because he's a more -- he's not an -- he's a get things done, cut the best deal conservative and he has had to do that in a blue state. i think this is the fascinating test. when he's in iowa, what are the rand pauls and ted cruzes and rick santorum say? does mitt romney's blessing...
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there is corporate tax reform -- >> the problem is when you say tax reform you mean cutting taxes for the wealthy. >> no reforming the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire. >> but again, i would say you have a lot of blockaids in your own party. >> i want to get your take. on the former vice president dick cheney speaking out about the feud between his daughters. listen to this. >> we were surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. and we wished it had not happened. it was always dealt with in the family and we wish it was. >> it was launched against liz by her sister and her wife. >> this is a little godfatherish. we want to keep this in the family, but the irony here for dick cheney is that he is to the left of his own daughter who is running for the senate in the state of wyoming on the issue of gay marriage. he said that he believes in personal freedom and that he believes it's an issue that should be left up to the states and she has said i'm opposed to gay marriage. so he is more libertarian than he is. >> the family fuse within the family, and in
there is corporate tax reform -- >> the problem is when you say tax reform you mean cutting taxes for the wealthy. >> no reforming the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire. >> but again, i would say you have a lot of blockaids in your own party. >> i want to get your take. on the former vice president dick cheney speaking out about the feud between his daughters. listen to this. >> we were surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook....
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it's a tax defrl. when speaker pelosi and democrats were in charge, they used the word pay go constantly. in other words, is there an offsetting pay for what you do? president bush's tax cuts were not paid for. they were anticipated to be grown out of. these are not anticipated to be grown out of. cdo has said 3.967. in other words, $4 trillion will be added to the debt over ten years with this tax cut unless we do some spending cuts to help offset it. right now the president's still in a spending mood. we need to get him in a savings mood. >> i want to clarify, you said it was after the new year's and they were partying. are you suggesting that mitch mcconnell and fellow republicans in the senate were drunk when she voted on this last night? >> of course not. i was having a little fun with you, wolf. it was after midnight t was a piece of legislation intended to be passable. not necessarily to be right. and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send some
it's a tax defrl. when speaker pelosi and democrats were in charge, they used the word pay go constantly. in other words, is there an offsetting pay for what you do? president bush's tax cuts were not paid for. they were anticipated to be grown out of. these are not anticipated to be grown out of. cdo has said 3.967. in other words, $4 trillion will be added to the debt over ten years with this tax cut unless we do some spending cuts to help offset it. right now the president's still in a...
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the issue of tax cuts -- >> and entitlement cuts, we have been so focused on tax increases or increased revenue we really haven't gotten to the big fight, which is about where, and how to cut entitlements and age brackets, all that sort of thing. i think what to me is brilliant about the charm offensive about this particular moment, is if the president can get a long-term deal out of this, then he is on his way to that kind of transformational presidency that he wanted. if he doesn't, he can say i tried everything. i had them to dinner, i talked to them on the phone. they still wouldn't deal with me. so what i really need is a democratic house. >> he also was reported by "the washington post" a week ago to be the major concern, the democrat who is winning the majority of the house of representatives in 2014, his last two years, he would have democrats in the majority of the house and senate. and then he could get his way. what do you make of it? >> well, first of all, very difficult to do. the democratic coalition so dependent on the younger, and the minorities. the democrats, if they'r
the issue of tax cuts -- >> and entitlement cuts, we have been so focused on tax increases or increased revenue we really haven't gotten to the big fight, which is about where, and how to cut entitlements and age brackets, all that sort of thing. i think what to me is brilliant about the charm offensive about this particular moment, is if the president can get a long-term deal out of this, then he is on his way to that kind of transformational presidency that he wanted. if he doesn't, he...
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one thpg we learned yesterday is colorado voters overwhelmingly approved a big tax on marijuana, which will allow the state to make some money off of this. but who will sell it? where they will sell it? where it will be produced? how it will be produced? all of those questions are still up in the air and those states are trying to figure it out. and we're going to watch how they're going to do. >> and we have seen the public opinion shift dramatically in favor of legalizing marijuana. and is it your your opinion only a matter of time before pot use is legal nationwide? >> no, i don't think that's a foregone conclusion at all. the congress of the united states is very reluctant to legalize drugs. even today, even with the polls being the way they are. i think people are going to watch and see what happens in washington and in colorado. and if these experiments prove to be a success, then you'll see action in congress. but this is by no means inevitable and it's not going to be fast and i don't think the result is one we can know at this point. >> thanks, jeffrey, very much. >>> new info
one thpg we learned yesterday is colorado voters overwhelmingly approved a big tax on marijuana, which will allow the state to make some money off of this. but who will sell it? where they will sell it? where it will be produced? how it will be produced? all of those questions are still up in the air and those states are trying to figure it out. and we're going to watch how they're going to do. >> and we have seen the public opinion shift dramatically in favor of legalizing marijuana. and...
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we don't want to keep raising taxes. $1.6 trillion tax increase is beginning this year. we don't want to do more of that, we think it will hurt the economy. spending is the problem. under our budget, spending grows 3.4% on average every year, and just restraining the growth of spending like that gets it to a balanced budget. hopefully somewhere between our budget, spending cuts we have, reforms we have, we can find some common ground. we need to keep talking and hopefully at the end of the day, now that we have a budget process that's moving, find common ground and get agreement to get a down payment on the problem. >> in april, the president will release his own budget. there will be a house budget, senate budget, the president's budget. do you believe based on the luncheon that you had with the president that he is ready to make compromises, that you're ready to make compromises, by end of july, early august there will be what we call a grand bargain? >> i think it would be helpful to the process if he made them publicly, if he said on paper here is what i am willing t
we don't want to keep raising taxes. $1.6 trillion tax increase is beginning this year. we don't want to do more of that, we think it will hurt the economy. spending is the problem. under our budget, spending grows 3.4% on average every year, and just restraining the growth of spending like that gets it to a balanced budget. hopefully somewhere between our budget, spending cuts we have, reforms we have, we can find some common ground. we need to keep talking and hopefully at the end of the day,...
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she is angry over high taxes in france. wolf, you might be next getting these offers from russia. >> i'm not going. i love the united states. my dad always said, you make the money, you pay the taxes. that's the way it is. >> very smart man. >> thank you. >> president obama just did something that he blasted president bush for doing. a constitutional scholar, he may be taking heat from constitutional scholars. . >>> president obama this week did something he once slammed his predecessor for doing back in 2008 criticizing president bush for signing a bill while adding a statement that he doesn't intend to execute parts of the legislation. >> this is part of the whole theory of george bush that he can make laws as he's going along. i disagree with that. i taught the constitution for ten years and believe in the constitution and will a bay the constitution of the united states. we are not going to use sign statements as a way to do a run around. >> but the president used the signing statement. he signed the defense authorizati
she is angry over high taxes in france. wolf, you might be next getting these offers from russia. >> i'm not going. i love the united states. my dad always said, you make the money, you pay the taxes. that's the way it is. >> very smart man. >> thank you. >> president obama just did something that he blasted president bush for doing. a constitutional scholar, he may be taking heat from constitutional scholars. . >>> president obama this week did something he...
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they say they're fed up with paying high taxes and getting very little in return. they see the government turning around and spending huge amounts of money on these big sporting events when they don't have good education, don't have good health care or public transportation. there's also been a backlash against initial police violence at some of the first protests. so we've got all these ideas coming together. people carrying signs and really getting behind this movement, jake. >> and shasta, will the government give in on any of these issues, do you think? >> reporter: you know, it's a good question. today we heard the president come out and say that she was with the people, she was with the protesters, she understood where they were coming from. and you have to remember she has an interesting history. she was tortured by the military dictatorship here in brazil. she said all of these protests are a sign that democracy is stronger. that she, too, wants better education, better health. but the fact is on the specifics no one is budging. the organizers of some of th
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. >> -- providing health insurance for those who don't have it, to provide these health or these tax credits in the marketplace, and at the same time, because we're driving down costs, we actually end up saving a little money. it is a net reduction of our deficit. the irony of those who are talking about repealing obama care because it's so wildly expensive is if they actually repeal the law, it would add to the deficit. it would add to the deficit. now, there have been a couple republicans in the house who have been smart enough to say we're going to repeal all the benefits so 20, 25, 30 million people don't get health insurance, but we're going to keep the taxes that obama raised. we just won't talk about that. in that way we can say we reduced the deficit. but obviously, you're doing some funny business there with the budget. but look, nothing is free. the bottom line, though, is do we want to continue to live in a society where we've got the most inefficient health care system on earth, leaving millions of people exposed to the possibilities that they could lose everything becaus
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and that has nothing to do with the decision on whether or not tax-exempt status should be granted. >> what does that tell you? >> well, it raises questions whether there's a political motivation here. >> congressional investigators have now learned the scope of this is larger than the irs indicated last week. 471 organizations singled out for special scrutiny. compounding the irs's problems, lawmakers feel misled by its leadership. >> this was either one of the greatest cases of incompetence that i've ever seen, or it was the irs willfully not telling congress the truth. >> acting irs commissioner steven miller was informed of the targeting last year, but never told congress. >> how about answering our questions? >> on capitol hill today, he refused to answer reporters' questions about why. now, wolf, miller is going to be one of the witnesses on friday, when the house is holding a hearing. they're going to have a lot of information to go through from this inspector general report. one of the questions that susan collins raised in that piece is, is what everybody is asking, whether t
and that has nothing to do with the decision on whether or not tax-exempt status should be granted. >> what does that tell you? >> well, it raises questions whether there's a political motivation here. >> congressional investigators have now learned the scope of this is larger than the irs indicated last week. 471 organizations singled out for special scrutiny. compounding the irs's problems, lawmakers feel misled by its leadership. >> this was either one of the greatest...
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that's our money and i'm taxed enough already. >> reporter: even as they protested high taxes and big government, the tax collecting irs was secretly targeting them. in march of 2010, irs agents in cincinnati, ohio, handling applications for tax-exempt status began singling out groups with names like tea party and patriots for special scrutiny. groups engaged primarily in political activity are not allowed tax-exempt status. according to a timeline obtained by cnn, by august of 2010, irs agents made tea party targeting more formal, issuing an internal be on the look out or bolo listing for local organizations in the tea party movement. as a result, tea party activists reported feeling harassed when applying for tax-exempt status. cincinnati tea party founder justin bing thomas told carol costello lengthy questionnaires got personal, even mentioning his name. >> why, what is it being collected for, where is it being stored? >> reporter: it wasn't until this past friday, more than three years later, lois learner, director of the tax-exempt division, admitted her agents were inappropriat
that's our money and i'm taxed enough already. >> reporter: even as they protested high taxes and big government, the tax collecting irs was secretly targeting them. in march of 2010, irs agents in cincinnati, ohio, handling applications for tax-exempt status began singling out groups with names like tea party and patriots for special scrutiny. groups engaged primarily in political activity are not allowed tax-exempt status. according to a timeline obtained by cnn, by august of 2010, irs...
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reform, and the democrats want that tax reform to include increased tax revenue, the republicans say it should be neutral, there shouldn't be increased revenue coming in. they should cut rates to eliminate those loopholes and exemptions. that seems to be the big issue. is there a deal you can see? >> well, it's too soon to see the end of the story. but what we do know is there is not a resolution here. we're going to face july and august, the debt ceiling, republicans in the past have threatened to allow the united states to default on the debt ceiling. the president says that's nonnegotiable. what he has said is that he wants to find a way forward and a smart way to deficit reduction which requires balance. the president says he's prepared to make additional cuts on top of the 1.5 trillion we have already made. he wants to make a balanced approach. if that means closing tax breaks that disproportionately benefit very wealthy people. after all, the last presidential campaign both mitt romney and paul ryan talked about. they are still out there. let's talk about them. >> the republica
reform, and the democrats want that tax reform to include increased tax revenue, the republicans say it should be neutral, there shouldn't be increased revenue coming in. they should cut rates to eliminate those loopholes and exemptions. that seems to be the big issue. is there a deal you can see? >> well, it's too soon to see the end of the story. but what we do know is there is not a resolution here. we're going to face july and august, the debt ceiling, republicans in the past have...
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the star trek video, talks about tax evasion. they have all of these different scenarios about dealing with tax evasion. there's some sort of training element to some of the videos, but i can tell you the dance video, cupid shuffle was only $1600, the other two $60,000, that's a lot of money, raising a lot of questions, don. >> absolutely. thank you, athena. appreciate your reporting. >>> we will have much more on what happened in oklahoma and across the midwest, obviously the devastation and we're going to talk about the death of jean stapleton coming up on cnn. meantime, i am don lemon in new york. thanks for joining us. back with more news at the top of the hour. >>> first, want to tell you about a deadly virus spreading overseas, the united states could be next. how serious is the threat? "the situation room" with wolf blitzer is next. to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double mil
the star trek video, talks about tax evasion. they have all of these different scenarios about dealing with tax evasion. there's some sort of training element to some of the videos, but i can tell you the dance video, cupid shuffle was only $1600, the other two $60,000, that's a lot of money, raising a lot of questions, don. >> absolutely. thank you, athena. appreciate your reporting. >>> we will have much more on what happened in oklahoma and across the midwest, obviously the...
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this is customary, but spending tax money for this at this time is raising some eyebrows, especially among watch dog groups, because hi personal wealth was almost $60 million, wolf. >> yeah, tom, a lot of people want congress members to give up their salaries during the shutdown. some actually did. is there anything in the law, the legislation that was signed into law about their compensation? >> yes, there is, wolf. one little clause that says congress members won't get a cost of living increase next year. they'll collect just their regular salary for doing such a bang-up job, though that may not be much of a hardship since they're paid $174,000 a year or about four times as much as an average american. >> squeezed a lot of stuff into that bill. thanks very much, tom. iran state news agency says officials are optimistic about international negotiations over the country's controversial nuclear program. the deputy foreign minister is quoted as saying an agreement could be reached within six months. talks were described as substantive and forward-looking. >>> a line of cruiser in pursu
this is customary, but spending tax money for this at this time is raising some eyebrows, especially among watch dog groups, because hi personal wealth was almost $60 million, wolf. >> yeah, tom, a lot of people want congress members to give up their salaries during the shutdown. some actually did. is there anything in the law, the legislation that was signed into law about their compensation? >> yes, there is, wolf. one little clause that says congress members won't get a cost of...
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the question for the woman in charge of the tax-exempt division. >> they used names like tea party or patriots and they selected cases simply because the application had those names in the title. >> reporter: even then the irs did not tell congress. >> we called to try to get on the calendar. >> you called to try and get on the calendar. is that all got? you're arguing today that the irs is not corrupt, but the sub text of that is you're saying, look, we're just incompetent. >> reporter: democrats expressed outrage, too. but also tried to take the heat off the president by pointing out irs officials were not obama picks. >> appointed by then president george w. bush is that correct? >> yes. that's correct, sir. >> reporter: miller did back up white house claims it didn't know. >> did you ever have any contact either by e-mail or phone or in person with the white house regarding the targeting of tax-exempt groups from 2010 until today? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: but the inspector general revealed that in 2012 before the election he informed obama officials at the treasury departme
the question for the woman in charge of the tax-exempt division. >> they used names like tea party or patriots and they selected cases simply because the application had those names in the title. >> reporter: even then the irs did not tell congress. >> we called to try to get on the calendar. >> you called to try and get on the calendar. is that all got? you're arguing today that the irs is not corrupt, but the sub text of that is you're saying, look, we're just...
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that would go back on their no taxes pledges. and tea party and other conservative leaders would work against them in their reelection bids. >> the nature of primaries. the fact that people live in echo chambers all of that makes it harder to overcome now a set of realities where our political process is driven by a small group of americans who are more ideologically driven, and not by the vast majority of americans who still say, come on, compromise a little bit and move us forward. >> reporter: how did it get this way? he says it goes back to the financial collapse of 2008 when george w. bush was president. far right conservatives hated the bailout. >> the resentment against political leaders working with wall street to bail them out while the rest of the country paid for it just deeply amplified the kind of resentment toward government per se. then the continuing sluggish economy created the tea party movement. >> reporter: but analysts say it's not just the tea party who has dug in and created this mess. >> there's blame all
that would go back on their no taxes pledges. and tea party and other conservative leaders would work against them in their reelection bids. >> the nature of primaries. the fact that people live in echo chambers all of that makes it harder to overcome now a set of realities where our political process is driven by a small group of americans who are more ideologically driven, and not by the vast majority of americans who still say, come on, compromise a little bit and move us forward....
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the bill tax has not been available yet. we have a few outlines of it and some notes of what's in it, what's out of it, but no one has seen the actual text yet. so i'm looking forward to get a chance to actually read that. i understand it's not very long. 30 or 40 pages or so, but i'm looking forward to actually going through. >> if it's the general outlines, as all of us have been reporting and members have been discussing, basically kicking the can down the road until january or february, getting house senate conferrees to discuss at least the budget over the next few months by mid-december, hopefully coming up with some sort of agreement, is that good enough? >> i'm going to have to take a look at it, wolf. i can tell you, there's a lot of support for it in the house, to be able to say a couple things. one is to get this resolved. the other is we've got to get a budget conference, we've got to resolve our differences. there's been a push from the beginning to say, we've got to actually sit down and negotiate things togeth
the bill tax has not been available yet. we have a few outlines of it and some notes of what's in it, what's out of it, but no one has seen the actual text yet. so i'm looking forward to get a chance to actually read that. i understand it's not very long. 30 or 40 pages or so, but i'm looking forward to actually going through. >> if it's the general outlines, as all of us have been reporting and members have been discussing, basically kicking the can down the road until january or...